'They Lit Us on Fire in 1812,' notes Wonkette's Jim Newell. "And before that, it was even worse: they taxed our luxury goods. We must reject the British East India Company's tasteless mercantilist monopoly of Oile..."

Hello? Todd? As one Twitter user points out, Todd Palin worked for BP himself for 18 years.

News reports are focusing on the Germanwings pilot's possible depression, following a familiar script in the wake of mass killings. But the evidence shows violence is extremely rare among the mentally ill.